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| Holiday Impaired Driving Campaign Kicks Off in Douglas County | ||
| 12/10/2007 | ||
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Lieutenant Douglas Ladd Oregon State Police - Roseburg Office: (541) 440-3334 Rosalee Senger ODOT Transportation Safety - Roseburg Office: (541) 957-3500 A kick-off event for the national Drunk and Drugged Driving (3-D) Prevention Month campaign is set for Saturday, December 15 from noon to 4:00 p.m. in the Kmart parking lot, 2757 NW Stewart Parkway. Several displays will be open to the public, including the mobile impaired driving unit, which law enforcement officers use to process impaired drivers on site, a wrecked car from a fatal crash, and emergency response vehicles. The Mobile DUII Processing Center will be used in Douglas County as part of a multi-agency enforcement patrol scheduled from 8:00 p.m. Saturday to 4:00 a.m. Sunday. Oregon State Police Lieutenant Doug Ladd said, “This event is not about arresting intoxicated drivers. It is about stopping it from happening in the first place. If stopping a driver under the influence of intoxicants is the result of making an arrest, then so be it.” “We want to raise awareness in Douglas County this holiday season,” said Rosalee Senger, ODOT traffic safety coordinator. “Everyone in the community needs to take a personal stand against drinking and driving. There are many ways you can show your support. Place a red ribbon on your car. Be a designated driver. Provide non-alcoholic beverages to your party guests. If you commit to your guests that you will take their keys if they’ve had to much to drink – then really do take their keys!” Event sponsors include ODOT, the Douglas County Traffic Safety Committee, Pepsi-Cola of Roseburg, the Eugene chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Roseburg City Police, Oregon State Police, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, as well as the Winston and Sutherlin Police Departments. DouglasCountyimpaired driving crashes in 2006 In 2006, Douglas County recorded 31 traffic deaths, of which 23 were drug- or alcohol-related. According to Senger, that’s nearly twice as many drug- or alcohol-related traffic deaths than the county experienced in 2005. ### www.oregon.gov/OSP ###
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